South Africa Gets Offers to Build 20,000MW of Capacity
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South Africa, the continent’s largest carbon emitter, received 384 applications from companies seeking to build a combined 20,000 megawatts of renewable power projects as part of a plan to curb reliance on coal-fired energy.
The government will issue a procurement document with the projects approved in the first quarter, Ompi Aphane, deputy director-general for electricity, nuclear and clean energy at the Department of Energy, told reporters in Pretoria today.